Can a dog learn words?

German dog knows 260 words, learns through fast mapping much like children. Read the story from dog’s point of view! More »

Ancient wax: It came from bees!

Beeswax from honeycombs is found in 50 ancient cooking pots throughout Europe. That means honey. Good news for the sweet tooth! More »

30 years of warming parallels 30 years of decline: Is regulating fishing enough to save the cod? More »

Nobody has shown an effective, reversible contraception for men. Using on-the-market meds, that goal has now been reached. More »

Rains will return, but California's drought is permanent. More conservation is the only escape. More »

Vaccines. Gene-modified food. Climate. We're awash in science skeptics. Is this an anti-science mood, or something more complicated? More »

In the aftermath of the video-taped death of Eric Garner at the hands of the NYPD, we look at the effect of cameras on policing. More »

Check out these over-the-horizon advances in antibiotics, energy, health and freshwater. More »

A study that looks at implicit associations finds that raising the “salience” of banking causes a dip in honesty among bankers. More »

Some seed corn is covered by 30 patents. Three firms dominate corn and soybean seed producers, and patents are moving faster into More »

Excess phosphorus fuels growth of dangerous cyanobacteria that make a range of toxins. Control efforts have focused on sewage treatment More »

How is the Curiosity rover after one year on Mars? How are we faring in the search for life? More »

Climate change and disease causing amphibian extinctions? One recent success story: frogs fight back! More »

As the globe warms, a sophisticated analysis of satellite records shows that tropical cyclones are moving away from the equator, as More »

How do tornadoes derive so much power from the air? What good are tornado watches? Will predictions improve? Can you build a safe room More »